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Poster Art From art.comThe African Queen   1951     4 stars    N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: John Huston  
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Peter Bull, Theodore Bikel, Walter Gotell, Richard Marner, Gerald Onn, Peter Swanwick, Errol John

  Humphrey Bogart (in his second Oscar-winning role) and Katharine Hepburn are great together as liquor-loving steamboat captain Charlie and religious spinster Rose in Africa during World War I. After Rose's brother is killed by the Germans, Charlie gives her safe passage, but she has other ideas–such as using the steamer to attack a German gunboat. Academy Award nominations included Best Actress and Director.



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Humphrey Bogart Charlie Allnut
Katharine Hepburn Rose Sayer
Robert Morley Reverend Samuel Sayer
Peter Bull Captain of Louisa
Theodore Bikel First Officer
Walter Gotell Second Officer
Richard Marner Second Officer of Shona
Gerald Onn Petty Officer
Peter Swanwick First Officer of Shona
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The Alphabet Murders   1966     1 and a half stars    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: The ABC Murders

Director: Frank Tashlin  
Cast: Tony Randall, Anita Ekberg, Robert Morley, Maurice Denham, Guy Rolfe, Sheila Allen, James Villiers, Julian Glover, Grazina Frame, Clive Morton, Richard Wattis, David Lodge, Cyril Luckham, Austin Trevor

  There's a murderer on the loose, and he's killing his victims in alphabetical order. Agatha Christie's famed detective, Hercule Poirot (Tony Randall), is on the trail in this comedic take on the Christie story.

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Poster Art From art.comAround the World in 80 Days   1989     2 stars    TV, 280 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Buzz Kulik  
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Eric Idle, Peter Ustinov, Julia Nickson-Soul, Jack Klugman, Roddy McDowall, Darren McGavin, Robert Morley, Lee Remick, Jill St. John, Christopher Lee, Robert Wagner

  Jules Verne's classic tale is again brought to the screen via this made-for-TV miniseries with Pierce Brosnan in the role of Phileas Fogg and Eric Idle as Phileas' butler. The two take off on an adventure around the world in 80 days after Phileas makes a bet with his club members. Robert Morley was also in the original 1956 version.


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Poster Art From art.comAround the World in 80 Days   1956     3 and a half stars    G, 178 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy
Director: Michael Anderson  
Cast: David Niven, Shirley MacLaine, Cantinflas, Robert Newton, Charles Boyer, Robert Morley, Peter Lorre, Marlene Dietrich, John Carradine, Charles Coburn, Cedric Hardwicke, John Gielgud

  This Best Picture Oscar winner tells the story of Phineas Fogg (David Niven), the indomitable English gentleman, who bets the members of his club that he can circle the globe in less than 80 days. And the race is on as he and his valet, Passepartout (Cantinflas), meet all sorts of characters and adventures along the way. A real winner. Four other Academy Awards were received as well as three nominations, including Best Director.


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The Battle of the Sexes   1960     3 stars    N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Crichton  
Cast: Peter Sellers, Robert Morley, Constance Cummings, Jameson Clark, Ernest Thesiger, Donald Pleasence, Moultrie Kelsall, Sam Wanamaker, Alex Mackenzie, Patricia Hayes

  A British textile plant accountant (Peter Sellers) contemplates murder when an efficiency expert infringes on his space.

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Beat the Devil   1953     3 stars    N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: John Huston  
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley, Peter Lorre, Edward Underdown, Ivor Barnard, Marco Tulli, Aldo Silvani, Bernard Lee, Mario Perrone, Giulio Donnini, Saro Urzi, Juan de Landa, Manuel Serano

  A strange assortment of cohorts (Humphrey Bogart, Robert Morley, Peter Lorre, Edward Underdown, and Jennifer Jones) are plotting a swindle involving rights to uranium-rich land with plans to strike it rich. They board a steamer that breaks down and sinks on their way to Africa, and they are taken hostage by Arabian gunrunners. Now, as a result of their misadventure, their lives rest in the hands of the gunrunners.



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Humphrey Bogart Billy Dannreuther
Jennifer Jones Mrs. Gwendolen Chelm
Gina Lollobrigida Maria Dannreuther
Robert Morley Peterson
Peter Lorre Julius O'Hara
Edward Underdown Harry Chelm
Ivor Barnard Maj. Jack Ross
Marco Tulli Ravello
Aldo Silvani Charles, Restaurant Manager
Bernard Lee Insp. Jack Clayton
Mario Perrone Purser on SS Nyanga
Giulio Donnini Administrator
Saro Urzi Capt. of SS Nyanga
Juan de Landa Hispano-Suiza Driver
Manuel Serano Ahmed

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Beau Brummel   1954     2 and a half stars    N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Bernhardt  
Cast: Stewart Granger, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Ustinov, Robert Morley, James Donald, James Hayter, Rosemary Harris, Paul Rogers, Noel Willman, Peter Bull

  Set in the 1800s, this is the story of the friendship of the Duke of Wales (Peter Ustinov) and the handsome rogue Beau Brummel (Stewart Granger) who was his political advisor.    1 User Review




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  Stewart Grainger sound. Elizabeth Taylor sugary. Peter Ustinov - brilliant.

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The Blue Bird   1976     1 and a half stars    G, 100 min.
Genre: Family
Director: George Cukor  
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Fonda, Ava Gardner, Cicely Tyson, Todd Lookinland, Patsy Kensit, Will Geer, Robert Morley, Harry Andrews

  This story about peasant children (Todd Lookinland and Patsy Kensit) is a U.S./U.S.S.R. co-production. The children travel through a dream world looking for the elusive Blue Bird of Happiness.

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The Boys   1961     3 stars    N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Richard Todd, Robert Morley, Felix Aylmer, Dudley Sutton, Wilfrid Brambell, Dudley Sutton, Jess Conrad, Tony Garnett, Allan Cuthbertson, Patrick Magee

  Four young men are accused of murder, and now prosecuting attorney Webster (Richard Todd) searches for the motive as their defense attorney (Robert Morley) is looking for leniency. Good, despite lots of British social conscience.

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Cromwell   1970     2 stars    G, 139 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Ken Hughes  
Cast: Richard Harris, Alec Guinness, Robert Morley, Dorothy Tutin, Frank Finlay, Timothy Dalton, Patrick Wymark, Patrick Magee, Nigel Stock, Charles Gray

  Realistic battle scenes highlight this biography of the 16th-century take-over by Puritan leader, Oliver Cromwell (Richard Harris), who deposed England's Charles I (Alec Guinness).


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Genghis Khan   1965     1 star    N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry Levin  
Cast: Stephen Boyd, Omar Sharif, James Mason, Eli Wallach, Francoise Dorleac, Telly Savalas, Robert Morley, Yvonne Mitchell, Woody Strode

  Following his father's death, Genghis Khan (Omar Sharif) sets out to avenge the killing and unify Asia's tribes during the Dark Ages. Poor.

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Poster Art From art.comGreat Expectations   1974     2 and a half stars    TV, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Hardy  
Cast: Michael York, Sarah Miles, James Mason, Margaret Leighton, Robert Morley, Anthony Quayle, Joss Ackland, Rachel Roberts, Peter Bull, Heather Sears, Andrew Ray, Simon Gipps-Kent, James Faulkner, Sam Kydd, John Clive

  This is a good remake of the Charles Dickens' classic concerning the orphan, Pip (Simon Gipps-Kent as young Pip and Michael York as older Pip), and his unknown benefactor. While growing up with his foster parents, blacksmith Joe Gargery and his wife (Joss Ackland and Rachel Roberts), Pip befriends convict Magwitch (James Mason) and comes to his aid. Later, Pip falls in love with his childhood friend Estella (Sarah Miles) who is the ward of the bitter Miss Havisham (Margaret Leighton) and has been taught to have different expectations about life than those of Pip. When Pip gains wealth through a mysterious benefactor who, it turns out, is Magwitch repaying Pip for his friendship, he does well in the Victorian world of the social elite.



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Michael York Pip
Sarah Miles Estella
James Mason Magwitch
Margaret Leighton Miss Havisham
Robert Morley Uncle Pumblechook
Anthony Quayle Jaggers
Joss Ackland Joe Gargery
Rachel Roberts Mrs. Gargery
Peter Bull Wemmick
Heather Sears Biddy
Andrew Ray Herbert Pocket
Simon Gipps-Kent Young Pip
James Faulkner Bentley Drummle
Sam Kydd Scarred Convict
John Clive Mr. Wopsle

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The Great Muppet Caper   1981     2 stars    G, 95 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Jim Henson  
Cast: Jim Henson, Diana Rigg, Charles Grodin, John Cleese, Robert Morley, Peter Ustinov, Jack Warden, Frank Oz, Peter Falk, Dave Goelz

  Clever gags highlight Jim Henson's "Muppet" movie as Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy foil a group of jewel thieves. One would have expected more.

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Poster Art From art.comHigh Road to China   1983     2 stars  User Rating      G, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Brian G. Hutton  
Cast: Tom Selleck, Bess Armstrong, Jack Weston, Wilford Brimley, Robert Morley, Brian Blessed

  World War I has just ended, and a high-living pilot is hired to fly a young heiress to China in search of her father.

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Hotel Paradiso   1966     2 and a half stars    N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Glenville  
Cast: Alec Guinness, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley, Peggy Mount, Akim Tamiroff, Marie Bell, Leonard Rossiter, Peter Glenville, Douglas Byng, Robertson Hare

  When Benedict Boniface (Alec Guinness) and Marcelle Cot (Gina Lollobrigida) try to check into the Hotel Paradiso for a night of love, everything that can–goes wrong.

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The Human Factor   1980     2 and a half stars    R, 115 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Otto Preminger  
Cast: Nicol Williamson, Iman, Derek Jacobi, John Gielgud, Ann Todd, Robert Morley, Richard Attenborough, Joop Doderer

  Based on Graham Greene's spy novel, this is a story set during the Cold War in which double agent Maurice Castle (Nicol Williamson) feeds Russia secret information.

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The Journey   1959     3 stars    N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anatole Litvak  
Cast: Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Robert Morley, E.G. Marshall, Jason Robards, Kurt Kasznar, Anne Jackson, Anouk Aimee, Ron Howard, David Kossoff

  Ron Howard and Jason Robards made their film debuts in this story about a busload of neutrals who are stopped at the border during Hungary's 1956 uprising.

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Libel   1959     2 and a half stars    N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Asquith  
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Olivia de Havilland, Paul Massie, Robert Morley, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Anthony Dawson, Richard Wattis, Millicent Martin, Robert Shaw, Martin Miller

  When Sir Mark Loddon (Dirk Bogarde) tries to prove he is not an impostor, he goes to court and finds more difficulty than he originally bargained for.

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Life at the Top   1965     2 and a half stars    N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ted Kotcheff  
Cast: Laurence Harvey, Jean Simmons, Honor Blackman, Michael Craig, Donald Wolfit, Robert Morley, Margaret Johnston, Allan Cuthbertson, Nigel Davenport, George A. Cooper, Ambrosine Phillpotts, Paul A. Martin, Frances Cosslett, Ian Shand, Andrew Laurence

  This sequel to "Room at the Top" takes place 10 years later as Joe (Laurence Harvey) finds that marrying Susan (Jean Simmons), who is the daughter of the boss (Donald Wolfit), presents problems of which he never dreamed. Joe rises to power in the company and in politics. He is elected to a seat on the town council where he votes for a slum clearance, which is against company interests. His marriage falls apart, and both Joe and Susan engage in separate love affairs. The marriage appears to be over, or is it? Followed by "Man at the Top."



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Laurence Harvey Joe Lampton
Jean Simmons Susan Lampton
Honor Blackman Norah Hauxley
Michael Craig Mark
Donald Wolfit Abe Brown
Robert Morley Tiffield
Margaret Johnston Sybil
Allan Cuthbertson George Aisgill
Nigel Davenport Mottram
George A. Cooper Graffham
Ambrosine Phillpotts Mrs. Brown
Paul A. Martin Harry
Frances Cosslett Barbara
Ian Shand Hethersett
Andrew Laurence McLelland
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Little Dorrit   1988     3 stars    G, 360 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Christine Edzard  
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Sarah Pickering, Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cyril Cusack, Amelda Brown, Paul Rhys, Miriam Margolyes, Robert Morley, Michael Elphick, Max Wall, Patricia Hayes, Luke Duckett, Daniel Chatto, Bill Fraser

  Charles Dickens' novel is told in two parts revealing perspectives of both cold businessman Arthur Clennam (Derek Jacobi) and the innocent Amy Dorrit (Sarah Pickering). Part I is told through the eyes of Clennam who returns home to London after a 20-year absence and becomes interested in William Dorrit (Alec Guinness) who is serving time in debtor's prison. Dorrit's daughter Amy is a seamstress working for Clennam's mother (Joan Greenwood), and Clennam sets out to help the Dorrits reclaim a fortune. In Part II, Amy's side of the story is told as her life crosses that of Clennam. This six-hour film is a well-acted adaptation of Dickens' tale and received Academy Award nominations for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Guinness) and Best Writing.



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Derek Jacobi Arthur Clennam
Sarah Pickering Little Dorrit
Alec Guinness William Dorrit
Joan Greenwood Mrs. Clennam
Cyril Cusack Frederick Dorrit
Amelda Brown Fanny Dorrit
Paul Rhys Young Gentleman
Miriam Margolyes Flora Finching
Robert Morley Lord Decimus Barnacle
Michael Elphick Mr. Merdle
Max Wall Flintwinch
Patricia Hayes Affery
Luke Duckett Young Arthur
Daniel Chatto Tip Dorrit
Bill Fraser Mr. Casby
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Loophole   1980     2 and a half stars    N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Break In

Director: John Quested  
Cast: Albert Finney, Martin Sheen, Susannah York, Colin Blakely, Jonathan Pryce, Robert Morley, Alfred Lynch, Christopher Guard, Tony Doyle, Gwyneth Powell

  An architect, needing extra money, agrees to help a gang of bank robbers break into a high-security vault inside a London bank.



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Albert Finney Mike Daniels
Martin Sheen Stephen Booker
Susannah York Dinah Booker
Colin Blakely Gardner
Jonathan Pryce Taylor
Robert Morley Godfrey
Alfred Lynch Harry
Christopher Guard Cliff
Tony Doyle Nolan
Gwyneth Powell Doreen
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The Loved One   1965     3 and a half stars    N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tony Richardson  
Cast: Robert Morse, Jonathan Winters, Anjanette Comer, Rod Steiger, Dana Andrews, Milton Berle, John Gielgud, Robert Morley, Lionel Stander, James Coburn

  This very funny satire on life and death in Southern California features Robert Morse as English poet Dennis Barlow who is employed by an L.A. pet cemetery, "Happy Hunting Grounds." Barlow watches the strange world of Aimee Thanatogenos (Anjanette Comer) who is the cosmetologist at Whispering Glades Memorial Park. Aimee eventually commits suicide by embalming herself (Rod Steiger plays the chief embalmer) and then being launched into space.

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Major Barbara   1941     3 and a half stars    N/R, 121 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Gabriel Pascal  
Cast: Wendy Hiller, Rex Harrison, Robert Morley, Robert Newton, Deborah Kerr, Stanley Holloway, Emlyn Williams, Sybil Thorndike, Torin Thatcher, Miles Malleson, Marie Lohr, Penelope Dudley-Ward, Walter Hudd, David Tree, Donald Calthrop

  This film rendition of the intuitive play by George Bernard Shaw features Salvation Army officer Major Barbara (Wendy Hiller) as the young woman who rebels against her wealthy upbringing and opts to help those less fortunate. Love enters the picture in the person of an intellectual (Rex Harrison).


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Marie Antoinette   1938     2 and a half stars    N/R, 160 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: W.S. Van Dyke  
Cast: Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power, John Barrymore, Robert Morley, Anita Louise, Joseph Schildkraut, Gladys George, Henry Stephenson, Reginald Gardiner, Cora Witherspoon

  Set in pre-revolutionary France, MGM spared nothing on its opulent sets, French antiques, and expensive costumes in presenting this story of the doomed Austrian princess (Norma Shearer) who became Queen of France just as it became a "crumbling" empire.

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Murder at the Gallop   1963     3 stars    N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery
Director: George Pollock  
Cast: Margaret Rutherford, Robert Morley, Stringer Davis, Flora Robson, Charles "Bud" Tingwell, Gordon Harris, Robert Urquhart, Katya Douglas, James Villiers, Finlay Currie, Noel Howlett, Duncan Lamont, Kevin Stoney

  After the funeral, while wealthy Mr. Enderby's relatives gather at the Gallop Hotel for the reading of his will, Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) investigates foul play surrounding his death.



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Margaret Rutherford Miss Marple
Robert Morley Hector Enderby
Stringer Davis Mr. Stringer
Flora Robson Miss Milchrest
Charles "Bud" Tingwell Inspector Craddock
Gordon Harris Sergeant Bacon
Robert Urquhart George Crossfield
Katya Douglas Rosamund Shane
James Villiers Michael Shane
Finlay Currie Old Enderby
Noel Howlett Mr. Trundell
Duncan Lamont Hillman
Kevin Stoney Doctor Markwell
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Of Human Bondage   1964     3 stars    N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ken Hughes  
Cast: Kim Novak, Laurence Harvey, Robert Morley, Siobhan McKenna, Nanette Newman, Roger Livesey, Jack Hedley, Ronald Lacey, John Sutton

  This is another good adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's novel. The young medical student is played well by Laurence Harvey, and Kim Novak takes on role of the promiscuous waitress with whom he is obsessed.

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Oh, Heavenly Dog!   1980     2 stars    PG, 104 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Joe Camp  
Cast: Chevy Chase, Benji, Jane Seymour, Robert Morley, Omar Sharif, Alan Sues, Donnelly Rhodes, Richard Vernon, John Stride, Barbara Leigh-Hunt

  Benji appears in his third film. Chevy Chase plays a murdered detective who is reincarnated in Benji's body. The plot is, of course, that Benji/Chase tries to find the killer.


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Poster Art From art.comThe Old Dark House   1963     1 and a half stars    PG, 86 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Comedy
Director: William Castle  
Cast: Tom Poston, Robert Morley, Janette Scott, Joyce Grenfell, Mervyn Johns, Peter Bull, Danny Green, Fenella Fielding, John Harvey, Amy Dalby

  An American car salesman, Tom Penderel (Tom Poston), delivers a car to a spooky, old house where he finds the owner dead. The family members are very strange, and, as a storm rages outside, members of the family are killed one-by-one while Penderel tries to figure out who is responsible.



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Tom Poston Tom Penderel
Robert Morley Roderick Femm
Janette Scott Cecily Femm
Joyce Grenfell Agatha Femm
Mervyn Johns Petiphar Femm
Peter Bull Caspar&Jasper Femm
Danny Green Morgan Femm
Fenella Fielding Morgana Femm
John Harvey Club Receptionist
Amy Dalby Gambler
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Oscar Wilde   1960     3 stars    N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gregory Ratoff  
Cast: Robert Morley, Phyllis Calvert, John Neville, Ralph Richardson, Dennis Price, Alexander Knox, Edward Chapman, Martin Benson, Robert Harris, Henry Oscar

  The famed libel trial of Oscar Wilde (Robert Morley) is depicted in this film, which was released at the same time as "The Trials of Oscar Wilde" with Peter Finch in the title role.

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Poster Art From art.comThe Road to Hong Kong   1962     2 and a half stars    N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Panama  
Cast: Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Joan Collins, Dorothy Lamour, Robert Morley, Walter Gotell, Bill Nagy, Felix Aylmer, Peter Madden, Many Guest Stars

  This final "Road" picture with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby has the pair entering the worlds of space travel and espionage while their cohort (Dorothy Lamour) appears in a short cameo.


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Scavenger Hunt   1979     1 star  User Rating      PG, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Schultz  
Cast: Richard Benjamin, James Coco, Scatman Crothers, Cloris Leachman, Roddy McDowall, Robert Morley, Ruth Gordon, Tony Randall, Vincent Price, Arnold Schwarzenegger

  The winner of a scavenger hunt will win the inheritance of a game manufacturer (Vincent Price)–and the search is on! Pretty poor stuff, especially considering the good cast.    1 User Review




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  I want this movie to make a comeback. I love this movie!!!

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The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw   1958     2 stars    N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Raoul Walsh  
Cast: Kenneth More, Jayne Mansfield, Henry Hull, William Campbell, Bruce Cabot, Robert Morley, Ronald Squire, David Horne, Charles Irwin, Sid James

  An English gunsmith (Kenneth More) is given the job of sheriff in a troubled town and manages to do the job surprisingly well.

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Sinful Davey   1969     2 and a half stars    PG, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Huston  
Cast: John Hurt, Pamela Franklin, Nigel Davenport, Ronald Fraser, Robert Morley, Maxine Audley, Donal McCann, Allan Cuthbertson, Anjelica Huston, Niall MacGinnis

  This offbeat comedy/drama is set in 19th-century Scotland and is a love story about a highwayman (John Hurt) who is reformed by a young, innocent girl (Pamela Franklin). Look fast for Angelica Huston in her screen debut.

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Some Girls Do   1969     2 stars    N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Ralph Thomas  
Cast: Richard Johnson, Daliah Lavi, Beba Loncar, James Villiers, Robert Morley, Maurice Denham, Sydne Rome, Florence Desmond, Ronnie Stevens, Virginia North

  This was the second attempt to revive the old Bulldog Drummond series–it failed, though the story isn't too bad–it revolves around possible espionage involving Britain's new supersonic airliner.


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Song of Norway   1970     bomb    G, 142 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Andrew L. Stone  
Cast: Florence Henderson, Toralv Maurstad, Christina Schollin, Frank Porretta, Edward G. Robinson, Robert Morley, Oskar Homolka, James Hayter, Harry Secombe, Aline Towne, Robert Morley

  Toraly Maurstad plays the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg in this weak screenplay, which fails in its attempt to provide entertainment in the telling of Grieg's life, times, and music.

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The Story of Joseph and His Brethren   1960     2 stars    N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Joseph and His Brethren
Joseph Sold by His Brothers

Director: Irving Rapper, Luciano Ricci  
Cast: Geoffrey Horne, Robert Morley, Belinda Lee, Vira Silenti, Terence Hill, Carlo Giustini, Finlay Currie, Arturo Dominici, Robert Rietty, Julian Brooks, Marietto, Marco Guglielmi

  Based on the Bible story of Joseph (Geoffrey Horne) and his 11 brothers, this film dramatizes favorite-son Joseph's brothers selling him into slavery, his rise in the Pharaoh's court, and finally the happy and forgiving reunion with his family.

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A Study in Terror   1965     2 and a half stars    N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
aka: Fog

Director: James Hill  
Cast: John Neville, Donald Houston, John Fraser, Anthony Quayle, Robert Morley, Adrienne Corri, Frank Finlay, Judi Dench, Cecil Parker, Barbara Windsor, Georgia Brown, Barry Jones, Kay Walsh, Edina Ronay, Terry Downes

  Sherlock Holmes (John Neville), his companion Dr. Watson (Donald Houston), and Holmes' brother Mycroft (Robert Morley) are on the trail of Jack the Ripper. Using his superb deductive powers, Holmes' reasoning leads him to the fact that all of the victims are prostitutes. Now, it is just a matter of time before the crazed killer is stopped in his tracks.



Cast
John Neville Sherlock Holmes
Donald Houston Dr. John H. Watson
John Fraser Lord Edward Carfax
Anthony Quayle Dr. Murray
Robert Morley Mycroft Holmes
Adrienne Corri Angela
Frank Finlay Inspector Lestrade
Judi Dench Sally
Cecil Parker Prime Minister
Barbara Windsor Annie Chapman
Georgia Brown Saloon Singer
Barry Jones Duke of Shires
Kay Walsh Cathy Eddowes
Edina Ronay Mary Kelly
Terry Downes Chunky
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Take Her, She's Mine   1963     2 and a half stars    N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Koster  
Cast: James Stewart, Sandra Dee, Audrey Meadows, Robert Morley, John McGiver, Bob Denver, Irene Tsu, Philippe Forquet, Marcel Hillaire, Maurice Marsac

  This family comedy involves problems imagined by the father, Frank Michaelson (James Stewart), when his daughter Mollie (Sandra Dee) heads off to college.

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Theater of Blood   1973     3 stars    R, 104 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Theatre of Blood

Director: Douglas Hickox  
Cast: Vincent Price, Diana Rigg, Ian Hendry, Harry Andrews, Jack Hawkins, Robert Coote, Robert Morley, Coral Browne, Diana Dors, Michael Hordern

  When critics pan his work, actor Edward Lionheart (Vincent Price) murders them using methods based on those used in Shakespeare's plays. Lots of gore and fun.

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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines   1965     3 stars    N/R, 132 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ken Annakin  
Cast: Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, James Fox, Alberto Sordi, Terry-Thomas, Robert Morley, Gert Frobe, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Flora Robson, Red Skelton

  The complete title of this film is "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, Or: How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours and 11 Minutes." Behind this long title is a comedy about a 1910 airplane race from London to Paris. American (Stuart Whitman) and British (James Fox) flyers vie not only to win the race but also to win the same girl (Sarah Miles). Lots of fun.


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Topkapi   1964     3 stars    N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Jules Dassin  
Cast: Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley, Akim Tamiroff, Jess Hahn, Titos Vandis, Amy Dalby, Despo Diamantidou, Gilles Segal, Ege Emart, Senih Orkan, Ahmet Danyal Topatan, Joseph Dassin, Jules Dassin

  Elizabeth Lipp (Melina Mercouri) and Walter Harper (Maximilian Schell), with help from inventor Cedric Page (Robert Morley) and tourist guide Arthur Simon Simpson (Peter Ustinov), plot to relieve the Topkapi Museum of its priceless dagger. When Arthur crosses the Greek-Turkish border, the Turkish police find arms in his car and suspect him of arms smuggling for terrorists and arrest him. Arthur is released after he agrees to act as a spy for them. Now, Arthur has the dilemma of saving himself or remaining loyal to Elizabeth and the plans for the robbery. Ustinov received his second Oscar as Best Supporting Actor.



Cast
Melina Mercouri Elizabeth Lipp
Peter Ustinov Arthur Simon Simpson
Maximilian Schell Walter Harper
Robert Morley Cedric Page
Akim Tamiroff Gerven the Cook
Jess Hahn Hans Fisher
Titos Vandis Harback
Amy Dalby Nanny
Despo Diamantidou Voula
Gilles Segal Giulio the Human Fly
Ege Emart Major Ali Tufan
Senih Orkan Shadow
Ahmet Danyal Topatan Shadow
Joseph Dassin Josef
Jules Dassin Turkish Cop

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Twinky   1969     2 stars    PG, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Lola
Statutory Affair
London Affair

Director: Richard Donner  
Cast: Charles Bronson, Susan George, Trevor Howard, Michael Craig, Honor Blackman, Lionel Jeffries, Robert Morley, Jack Hawkins, Orson Bean, Kay Medford

  A writer of pornographic books in his late 30s (Charles Bronson) marries a 16-year-old girl in this weak drama that reflects the social changes happening in the 1960s.

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Way...Way Out   1966     bomb  User Rating      N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gordon Douglas  
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Connie Stevens, Robert Morley, Dennis Weaver, Howard Morris, Brian Keith, Dick Shawn, Anita Ekberg, James Brolin

  Astronauts Peter Mattemore (Jerry Lewis) and Eileen Forbes (Connie Stevens) marry so that they qualify as a team assigned to duty on the Moon. The film stinks.    2 User Reviews




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It's all good!Anonymous 02/22/2007 
  Jerry Lewis is always a pleasure to watch, and the supporting cast is groovy!

Anonymous 02/09/2007 
  Why is it not out on DVD?

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Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?   1978     3 stars    PG, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ted Kotcheff  
Cast: George Segal, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Morley, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Joss Ackland, Daniel Emilfork, Nigel Havers, John Le Mesurier

  Junk-food magnate Robby (George Segal) travels to Europe, determined to gain the favors of his pastry-chef ex-wife, Natasha (Jacqueline Bisset) while all around him the great chefs are being systematically murdered in the method of how their famous recipes are prepared. Some good Morley scenes in this comedy/mystery.

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The Wind   1987     2 stars    N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Nico Mastorakis  
Cast: Meg Foster, Wings Hauser, David McCallum, Robert Morley, Steve Railsback, Michael Yannatos, Summer Thomas, Tracy Young, John Michaels, Dina Yanakou

  Sian (Meg Foster), a novelist, rents a villa on a remote Greek island that is noted for its severe winds. As she begins her next book she witnesses the murder of her landlord by Phil (Wings Hauser) who had been fired by the landlord. But Phil also knows that Sian witnessed the murder, and the terrorizing begins.

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Woman Times Seven   1967     2 stars    N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Vittorio De Sica  
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Peter Sellers, Elspeth March, Rossano Brazzi, Vittorio Gassman, Robert Morley, Elsa Martinelli, Alan Arkin, Michael Caine, Lex Barker, Laurence Badie, Judith Magre, Catherine Samie, Zanie Campan, Robert Duranton

  Shirley MacLaine takes on the diverse roles of Paulette, Maria Teresa, Linda, Edith, Eve Minou, Marie, and Jeanne in this series of seven short stories about adultery. In "Funeral Possession," a widow finds a romantic interest (Peter Sellers) at her husband's funeral. "Amateur Night" tells about an unhappy wife turning to streetwalking for revenge against her husband (Rossano Brazzi). "Two Against One" features a prudish wife who turns out to be anything but. In "Super Simone" a wife uses unique methods to get the attention of her husband (Lex Barker). "At the Opera" features a Parisian woman who will stop at nothing to own a particular designer gown. In "Suicide Pacts," a woman and her lover (Alan Arkin) make a suicide pact. Finally, in "Snow," a woman's husband hires a private detective (Michael Caine) to spy on her.



Cast
Shirley MacLaine Seven Women
Peter Sellers Jean
Elspeth March Annette
Rossano Brazzi Giorgio
Vittorio Gassman Cenci
Robert Morley Dr. Xavier
Elsa Martinelli Pretty Woman
Alan Arkin Fred
Michael Caine Handsome Stranger
Lex Barker Rik
Laurence Badie Prostitute
Judith Magre Bitter Thirthy
Catherine Samie Jeannine
Robert Duranton Didi
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Wonderful to Be Young   1961     2 stars    N/R
Genre: Musical
Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Cliff Richard, Robert Morley, Carole Gray, Richard O'Sullivan, Melvyn Hayes, Annette Robertson, Teddy Green, Sonya Cordeau, Sean Sullivan, Harold Scott

  British pop-singer Cliff Richard stars as Nicky, the son of rich Hamilton Black (Robert Morley). Needing money (?) in order to buy a piece of property and keep it from his father, Nicky puts on a musical show, and the singing begins.

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The Young Ones   1961     2 stars    N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Cliff Richard, Robert Morley, Carole Gray, Richard O'Sullivan, Melvyn Hayes, Teddy Green, Annette Robertson, Sonya Cordeau, Sean Sullivan, Harold Scott

  British pop-singer Cliff Richard stars as Nicky, the son of rich Hamilton Black (Robert Morley). Needing money in order to buy a piece of property and keep it from his father, Nicky puts on a musical show, and the singing begins.


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